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Gagosian Shows Lichtenstein at Frieze Abu Dhabi

A solo booth of Roy Lichtenstein works is on view at Frieze Abu Dhabi as a New York retrospective opens.

Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Fine Art

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Gagosian is showing Roy Lichtenstein sculptures, prints, and collages at Frieze Abu Dhabi as the Whitney Museum in New York opens a retrospective of the artist on October 11. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

Gagosian presented sculptures, prints, drawings, and collages by Roy Lichtenstein at Frieze Abu Dhabi, with works produced between 1965 and 1995. The booth coincides with the opening of Roy Lichtenstein: Like New at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York on October 11.

Why it matters

The presentation brings a range of Lichtenstein's work from across three decades to an international art fair alongside a major American museum retrospective. It offers audiences in the Gulf region and beyond a direct look at pieces spanning his sculptural, printmaking, and collage practice.

The booth features works made across a thirty-year span, from 1965 to 1995. Wallpaper with Blue Floor Interior (1992) is printed in thirty-six colors on five abutted panels, and the extraction does not disclose pricing or sales outcomes.

The players

Roy Lichtenstein

Roy Lichtenstein was an American pop artist known for comic-strip-inspired paintings and later sculptural and print work.

Gagosian

Gagosian is a major international contemporary art gallery with locations in several world cities.

Whitney Museum of American Art

The Whitney Museum of American Art is a New York museum dedicated to American art of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

The details

Works on view include Wall Pyramid (1997, cast 2002), a painted aluminum sculpture representing one of the Great Pyramids of Giza, and three late screen prints. Wallpaper with Blue Floor Interior was originally designed to be adhered directly to the wall.

Timeline

  1. 1965-1995: Lichtenstein produces the sculptures, prints, drawings, and collages shown in the booth.

  2. 1992: Wallpaper with Blue Floor Interior is created.

  3. October 11: Roy Lichtenstein: Like New opens at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.

Legacy Context

The presented works move beyond the comic-strip paintings that established Lichtenstein's pop art reputation in the 1960s, toward his later sculptural and print production. Pairing these pieces with the Whitney's Like New retrospective places his late-career output in a wider American museum context.

Visitors to Frieze Abu Dhabi can view the Gagosian booth during the fair. Those in New York can see the Roy Lichtenstein: Like New retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art, which opened on October 11.

The takeaway

Lichtenstein's later work in sculpture, printmaking, and wallpaper extends his practice well beyond the comic-strip paintings that made him famous. Viewing these pieces alongside a major retrospective offers a fuller picture of his output across three decades.

Further reading

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Source note: This article includes information reported by Artdaily.